Arabic is the mother tongue of more than 215 million people. It is
the official language of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain,
Qatar, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan, Lybia, Tunisia, ALgeria, and Morocco.

Arabic is the language of the Muslim religion and of the Koran. it is also
the sixth official language of the United Nations.

Spoken Arabic varies from country to country, but classical Arabic, the language of the
Koran, has remained largely unchanged since the 7th century. So, when educated Arabs
from different countries meet, they generally use classical Arabic.